November 2,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, November is the start of the annual Ridgewood Emergency Services fund drive. A letter has been mailed to all residents and business in the village.
Ridgewood Emergency Services is seeking the community’s financial support to ensure it is able to provide emergency assistance to the village 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year.
The volunteers willingly respond to all types of critical situations the village faces, including snowstorms, hurricanes, floods, power outages and medical emergencies. The squad also stands by at village events including street fairs, the car show, Memorial Day and July 4th festivities, high school football games and more. The department has responded to over 1,375 requests thus far in 2015, which equates to over 15,800 cumulative volunteer hours.
“Please consider supporting our organization with a financial contributions so that the community can continue to count on the volunteers to respond to all of its needs,” said Tony Lillo, Deputy Chief
Please make checks payable to F.O.R.E.S.T. (Friends of Ridgewood Emergency Services Teams), 131 North Maple Ave Ridgewood NJ 07450. Online at www.ridgewood911.org.
Absolutely NOT…go back to the town and ask them…reduce benefits and pension and overhead and stop all the inherent THEFT that goes down at VH….Volunteer? yea, Right.
I gave twenty years of volunteer service to the Village of Ridgewood, as an EMT. I spent countless hours, night and day, providing service to the residents and businesses. I retired from the department in 2006, when I felt it was time. I never once got a dime in compensation from the village, nor did I ask for it, because I believe in community service. It isn’t too much to ask for support in the form of donations, if you can’t put in the time.
Daniel… It’s people like you that are unsung heroes in communities. Thank you.